Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians not to worry about the mass exodus of skilled workers from the country, saying that the Federal Government in collaboration with sub-nationals will train more people to fill the professional gap those that have relocated left in health, tech and other sectors.
The President gave the assurance in Owerri, the Imo State capital, during the second term inauguration of Governor Hope Uzodimma on Monday, January 15.
Addressing residents of the state shortly after the governor took the oath of office, President Tinubu said the education of children and youths is a priority for the administration of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
“You see the priority in industrialisation. Healthcare will receive more allocation and more attention. Don’t worry about what you are hearing about the Japa syndrome, we will train more people and we will supply them self,” he said
The President also assured the people of the South-East that “the peace you are enjoying here will be better and we will work more to achieve that peace”.